Type-setting apparatus.



No. 648,750. Patented May I, IQOO. L. K. JOHNSON 8. A. A. LOW.

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TYPE SETTING APPARATUS.

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No. 648,750. L. K. JOHNSON &. A. A. LOW.

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No. 648,750. Patented May I, I990. L. K. JOHNSON &. A. A. LOW.

TYPE SETTING APPARATUS.

(Application filed my 9, 1898.)

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ltfl-Jflgfi 'innd -state of New York, have invented cer ain neaitand nsef n 1: I m provements in Typesettin gisippnaatusf-iof which 'ithe following is apspwl' ationasu'ffieient to enable others ,.--.=in ztheartnto which the inventionapllfi'rtalns; toim ake': amdi use the same.

Our present improvements relate to the class ofyztypeesettingiapparatus in which the type are forwarded iautomaticallyffrom the lowemends vof;rtyp'eecontaining channels 4 into positionwto: be wjthii-rawn by hand, as set fonthinpriorapplications.

The objects-of ourapresent invention areto simplify i-thej construction of the channel'-- holder, provide suitable means for positively Y locking the channels in the holders, to adapt the holders to channels of three or more'sizes, to steady the upper ends of the type-containing channels by suitable means, to provide for the :convenient removal of the channel and holders either individually or collectively, and to afford a convenient means for locking the types in the channel and holder when desired for transportation or storage.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top View of our improved case, the central portion being broken away. Fig. 2 is a front View of the upper portion of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the case; Figs. 4 and 5, detail views of the individual channelhold'ers. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of our improved form of holder; Fig; 7, a top view thereof. Figs. 8, 9, and 10 are sectional views taken upon correspondinglines on Fig. 11, showing the adjustment of the lateral springarm of the holder to different sizes of channels. Fig. 11 is a rear View of the holder. Fig. 12-is a rear view of the holder without the lateral spring-arm. Fig. 18 is a front view of the holder. Figs. 14. and 1-5 areelevations of the opposite sides ofthe holder, the holder being partly broken away in Fig. 15. Fig. 1G is a front view of the holder and channel. Fig. 17 is a side elevation of the type+channel guard. Fig. 18 is a planet the upper end of the type-channel guard. Fig.

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Application filed May 9,1898. Serial No. 680,102. (roundup: I

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;19is' a detail view of the lowerfront end of the type-channel guard. Fig..,20 is :asectional view on plane of line 20 20, Fig. 14.

21.21, Fig. 17. j v I Our improvements relate specially tothe form of apparatus set forth inourf'concurrent application, Serial No. 676,619, filed-April 6, 1898. In the present case the supporting-bed is form ed with sockets for the reception of the tenons of the channel-holders in-a. manner similar to that heretofore described,:and the v typeforwardin g mechanism is essentially the.

The channels are positively locked-in the holders by means of a sprin g-l-atch L,,mo11nted" on the rear of the-holder, said latch; engaging q with a shou1'der c ,v formed on the spine of the channel 0. The holder is'o'penonone' side, excepting for the presence of au-zarm E, by which the channel is supported on that side. In'order to render the holder adjustable -to.'.; three or more sizes of channels, three or more seats are providedv on the rear of the holder for this lateral supporting-arm E, as will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 11.

"and 12, by which it will be seen that the 0K- sets 6 e are provided for the accommodation of the thickness of the arm E, additional screw-holes e being also-provided for engagement with the set-screw e By this means the holder may be readily adapted for the reception. and support of channels containing types of'varionslfonts.

The front of the holder H is formed. with the recess 0r slot h at its upper edge for the reception of the lower edge fot the. front guard F. r

The front guard F consists of the coverstrip f, extending upward from thetop of the holder to the top of the channel, at which 1 point it is formed with a rearwardly-projecting tongue f which fits inward between the side walls of the channel, thereby closing the latter. It is also formed with a side plate or flange f which coincides with the short wall. 0' of the channel and forms a continuationv thereof, thereby affording acontinuous surface for the types upon both sides of the channel.

The front guard F is secured to the chan-- a I e 648,750 v nelatits upper end by means of spring-clamps S, arrangedin any suitable manner upon the guard. Thus in the drawings thesprings 8 force the forward endsof the clamps outward, so-that their inner ends 8' s engage with the rear end of the spine of the channel. Each holder is preferably provided with a-handle f for convenience in manipulation.

The upper ends of the type-containing channels are supported and locked in position each by a hinged loop or coupling B, a series rights U on the frame of the 5 of these being supported pivotally upon the horizontal bar D, extending between the upmachine. 'These loops B encircle the upperend of the channel upon all sides when lowered into position over the upper end of the latter, but-may be quick ly and convenientlyswnng backnfiard and out of the way when it is desired to gain access to the channels for thepurpose of reinoval or otherwise.

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' 1. .Ina type-case substantially such as described, the. combination with a holder II,

' provided with a spring-latch L, of a typecontaining-channel 0, formed with a shoulder 0, for engagingsaid spring-latch, substantially in the manner and for thepurpose described. .2. In combination witha type-case substantially such as described, a type-containing channel C,,;and front guard F, formed with the channel-closing extension f substantially in the manner and for the purpose described. Y

3. In a type-case substantiallysuch as described, the combination with the type-containing channel 0, having one short wall, of the front guard F, formed with the flange f coinciding with and forming a continuation of the short wall of the channel, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

4. In a type-case substantially such as described, the combination with the type-containi ng channel 0, of the holder ll, formed with the recess h, and the front guard F, fori'ned with the tongue f, for engaging with said recess, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described. k

5. In combination with atype-containing channel a holder H, provided with a lateral arm E, and formed with a series of offsets e, e, for rendering the said lateral arm adjustable with relation to the width of the channel, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

6. In a type-case substantially such as described, the combination with the type-containing channel, of a hinged looped coupling for engaging and supporting the upper end of the channel, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described. I

LOUIS K-OSSUTH JOHNSON.

-. ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOlV.

lVitnesses:

D. W. GARDNER, GEO. WM. MIATT. 

